2018 Oxford University Press 1 Test Bank to accompany The Minds Machine , Third Edition Watson Breedlove Chapter 4: The Chemistry of Behavior: Neurotransmitters and Neuropharmacology TEST BANK QUESTIONS Multiple Choice 1. When an action potential arrives at the axon terminal, _______ in the presynaptic terminal membrane. a. voltage -gated calcium channels close b. sodium channels open c. sodium channels close d. voltage -gated calcium channels open Answer: d Textbook Reference: Synaptic Transmission Involves a Complex Electrochemical Process Learning Objective: 4.I.1 Review the neuronal processes leading to the release of neurotransmitter into a synapse. Blooms Level: 1. Remembering 2. Neurotransmitter molecules are returned to the presynaptic terminal by transporter proteins in a process called a. reuptake. b. diffusion. c. localization. d. retrograde. Answer: a Textbook Reference: Synaptic Transmission Involves a Complex Electrochemical Process Learning Objective: 4.I.1 Review the neuronal processes leading to the release of neurotransmitter into a synapse. Blooms Level: 1. Remembering 3. The _______ receptor uses a system of second messengers to cause changes in excitability. a. ionotropic b. metabotropic c. GABAA d. nicotinic Answer: b Textbook Reference: Synaptic Transmission Involves a Complex Electrochemical Process 2018 Oxford University Press 2 Learning Objective: 4.I.2 Explain how receptors capture, recognize,